OUSD Enrollment is in full swing. Here is everything you need to know about this open period. The OUSD Enrollment period started on December 1st. Learn more at ChooseOUSD.org Enrollment FAQ’s Virtual Showcase Schedules – Elementary, Middle School, High School (Zoom links TBA)
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Our Election Coverage Drops Wednesday: What One Student’s Attempt to Register to Vote Has Become…
When I arrived in the East Bay in early July from New York City to press on with our brother Dirk’s legacy, this month’s mayoral and school board elections were squarely top of mind for many who care about children and their futures. In fact, Oakland’s youth was excited, because thanks to Measure QQ –…
GUEST VOICE: Healing Collective Trauma through SEL
Schools shootings have become all too common place. How can SEL (Social Emotional Learning) help us heal?
Tomorrow may be the Biggest Event of the Year. JOIN US at the Oakland Candidate Forum.
One of the central tenets of this blog, and our organization overall, lies within our unwavering conviction that representative authenticity matters. This may sound like a loaded term, but inherent within it are a few critical concepts: Representation isn’t token, and it certainly isn’t transactional. Intentions matter. A seat at the table is not enough. …
SOBE RANTS: Are Allies in Education Getting in the Way of Black Excellence?
The following post is from your host of SOBE Rants, MarQuis Evans, and is intended as an introductory companion piece for the next SOBE Rants podcast . Follow Quis on this journey by subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify!
On top of there being a shortage of teachers overall, there’s critically a lack of cultured educators who possess the ability to effectively educate our scholars. Due to this, many of our schools that provide service for our scholars blessed with melanin superpowers are populated with educators/administrators who claim to be “allies” to provide quality education for our scholars, but are slick getting in the way of their elevation. Willingness to educate Black scholars, however, is not the only ingredient required to get the job done. For quite some time now, Black educators have been voicing that our “allies” are unintentionally getting in the way, and make decisions that ultimately result in the miseducation of our Black scholars. This leaves us Black educators furious, feeling unheard, and thinking out loud, “What in the pumpkin pie is going on here?” #TakesShotOfDrink